SCHOTT in the News: Putting ultra-thin glass in your hands

Post Time：Apr 05,2016Classify:Company NewsView：265

That’s the world’s strongest thinnest glass. And yes, it bends too. We recently traveled to San Francisco and New York and gave members of the media the chance to touch (and bend) our ultra-thin glass. Rüdiger Sprengard, SCHOTT’s business development director of ultra-thin glass, andEric Urruti, the head of Research and Technology Development at SCHOTT North America, displayed the ultra-thin glass portfolio and detailed the technologies it could improve, such assmartphones, bio-sensors, batteries, semiconductors, and OLED displays.

SCHOTT’s Rüdiger Sprengard speaks with a journalist about ultra-thin glass.

CNN’s Samuel Burke unveils the giant role of thin glass.

First, we met withCNET’s Sean Hollister, whose dream of arollable laptop and phone could be fulfilled with ultra-thin glass.

While we were in San Francisco, we also talked withKatherine Bourzacfrom MIT Technology Review. After holding a sheet of this thin glass, Bourzac detailedSCHOTT’s new method of producing and strengthening the glass.

Then we traveled to CNN headquarters in New York City. CNN’sSamuel Burkeshows ushow bendable and strong our ultra-thin glass is, and why it could be used in wearables and rollable technology in the future.

As you can see, ultra-thin glass has untapped potential. Once engineers from around the world get their hands on the material, the design possibilities are limitless.

You might be seeing this strongest thinnest glass in your next smartphone or wearable, or perhaps in a bendable laptop or TV. But remember, this ultra-thin glass is super slim, so keep your eyes open.